Acer was among the first companies to bring a dual-core Atom netbook to market for VGP-BPS9/S a price meant to trounce the competition. Though the Aspire One D255 offered an impressive design, pretty good performance, and a low $329 VGP-BPS13 price, a wonky touchpad and other drawbacks outweighed the benefits. This time, Acer is determined to get it right with the Aspire One D260, offering a slick dual-core system that fixes the flaws of its predecessor and provides features you normally don't find in VGP-BPS9/B a netbook--such as 2GB of RAM and Windows Home Premium. These perks come with a higher price tag of $399 (though you can find it for about $40 VGP-BPS9A/B less online). Is the D260 worth more than its predecessor and competing $299 netbooks?

Unlike the lower-cost Toshiba mini NB505, the blue color on the VGP-BPS9 D260 isn't just for the lid; it extends to the deck, surrounding the black keyboard. The blue of the backlit power button on the upper left doesn't match the color palette very well, but that's a minor vgp-bps13s nitpick.

Though it weighs a bit less than most other netbooks--2.6 pounds instead of 2.8--the Aspire One D260 vgp-bps13/s feels even lighter, perhaps because of its streamlined and compact chassis. We like that the bottom panel is smooth and comes off in one piece, vgp-bps13a/s similar to what we've seen on recent HP netbooks and small ultraportables. This makes upgrading components easy.

Heat
During testing and use, the D260 stayed relatively cool. We measured temperatures between the G and H keys (84 degrees vgp-bps13as Fahrenheit), on the touchpad (81 degrees), and at the center of the underside (87 degrees) and found them all well below our acceptable threshold. However, vgp-bps13b/b the area by the vent, which points down instead of out to the side, reached 104 degrees, causing some discomfort when we were using the vgp-bps13b/s netbook on our lap.

Design
This slim 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.95-inch netbook definitely has the wow factor when it comes to looks. Between the blade-like taper EliteBook 2730P Battery on the front and the in-your-face aquamarine color, the D260 will stand out wherever owners whip it out. The netbook also comes in black, EliteBook 2530P Battery charcoal, pink, and purple, all with a flake pattern.

Keyboard and Touchpad
Acer's FineTip keyboard on the D260 feels slightly cramped. The thinkpad t61 battery layout is flat like a chiclet-style keyboard, but the keys are close together like a traditional keyboard. This arrangement resulted in some typos, but at least the keys themselves supplied snappy thinkpad t60 battery feedback.

The 3.0 x 1.5-inch multitouch touchpad is nice and wide and has the same smooth texture thinkpad t60p battery as the surrounding deck; there are lines to delineate it both visually and by touch. We were able to execute multitouch gestures easily and experienced thinkpad r60 battery none of the jumpiness we saw previously on the Aspire One D255.

Design
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Despite being smaller than the iPad (9.8 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches vs 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches), the Xoom actually weighs more thinkpad t40 battery (1.6 vs 1.5 pounds). This extra tenth of a pound doesn't sound like much, but we noticed it when holding the device for extended periods of time. 3000 v200 battery Although the iPad's aluminum back looks and feels classier, we like the soft-touch finish on the Xoom's rear. In addition to the power button, the 3000 n100 battery Xoom's back also houses two powerful stereo speakers and a 5-megapixel camera accompanied by a dual-LED flash.

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When the tablet is held in landscape mode, the two volume buttons are on the left side. A headphone jack and SIM Card hp 530 battery slot line the top, and on the bottom you'll find a tiny proprietary power jack, a microUSB port (for syncing with a PC) and a mini HDMI port. We wish the hp 510 battery Xoom could charge over USB.

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